Former Florida A&M swimmer Steven Stevens II died recently in a battle in Afghanistan, according to the university’s website. He was married with a young son. Stevens swam middle/long distances for the university until he joined the military. He was a private first class in the U.S. Marines. FAMU Athletic […]
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Trustees Grant FAMU’s Budget Amendments
Florida A&M’s Board of Trustees Wednesday granted a $1 million cash infusion for a “marketing and communication campaign” to restore FAMU’s image in the wake of the Marching “100” hazing scandal in November 2011. But trustees insisted that that administrators spend the next two weeks polishing the communications plan. Trustees approved the amended […]
Debby Douses Tally in Slow-Motion Surge through Gulf
Leon County saw hours of nonstop rain from Tropical Storm Debby this weekend. Portions of Interstate 10 were closed early Tuesday due to flooding, as Debby continues to move slowly across Apalachee Bay towards the eastern Big Bend. The National Hurricane Center said Debby was about 85 miles west of […]
Syrian Rebels Clash With Elite Troops
BEIRUT (AP) – Syria’s elite Republican Guard forces clashed with rebels just outside Damascus Tuesday in some of the most intense fighting involving the special forces guarding the capital since an uprising against President Bashar Assad’s regime began last year, activists said. The clashes erupted near Republican Guard housing compounds […]
Arizona police face questions after court ruling
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) – Arizona’s police chiefs and county sheriffs hoped a U.S. Supreme Court ruling would settle their long-running debate on what role, if any, they should play in immigration enforcement. Instead, the justices’ decision to uphold the state’s “show me your papers” statute has left them […]
Board of Governors Picks Cleve Warren for New FAMU Trustee
Florida’s Board of Governors this week appointed financial executive Cleve Warren as the newest member of Florida A&M’s Board of Trustees. Warren earned his bachelor’s at the University of North Florida and his MBA at Jacksonville University. Trustee William Jennings will longer be a trustee later this year. “The Board of […]
Jerry Sandusky Guilty
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) – For years, the children Jerry Sandusky had preyed upon kept quiet about what the former Penn State assistant football coach did to them in echoing shower stalls, empty hotel rooms and the muffled confines of his basement bedroom. Late Friday, after a swift trial and less […]
Florida Board of Governors Agrees to Tuition Hikes for State Universities
Students at Florida’s public universities will face tuition increases of 9 percent to 15 percent – the highest allowed by law – after a sharply divided Board of Governors approved the requests Thursday over Gov. Rick Scott’s objections. The panel considered the increases on a school-by-school basis, often taking multiple […]
At Last, LeBron James Gets NBA Title
MIAMI (AP) – LeBron James looked at the crowd, knowing he had just a few moments left on the court for the season. He waved his arms to them. They roared back. Moments later, he was atop the stage at center court, wearing a champions’ hat and T-shirt, and waving […]
Now That FAMU is Short ‘100,’ Do Freshmen Care?
#8220;Someone died, so I don’t care about the band’s absence,” Gionni Crawford, an incoming freshmen student said. Robert Champion’s death had a huge impact on the 2011-2012 school year. Media reports were filled with hazing analyses, listing of Champion’s injuries, and then the arrests of 13 Marching “100” members. Graduating […]